UAS VISION
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The United States Postal Service (Postal Service or USPS) is investigating the feasibility of utilizing unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) or drones as delivery vehicles for mail as an integrated part of its vehicle delivery fleet, as well as to provide image and other data collection services. Continue reading
FLIR Systems, Inc. has announced the FLIR MUVE C360, the industry’s first multi-gas detector specifically built for unmanned aerial systems (UAS). Continue reading
AirMap, a global airspace intelligence platform for the drone economy, has announced that it has acquired Hangar Technology, a drone workflow automation platform for enterprises. The acquisition continues AirMap’s strategy of extending open, connected, and automated airspace management solutions to the entire drone economy and expands Hangar’s reach to new international markets and industry applications. Continue reading
Raytheon Company will deliver a prototype high-power microwave system to be deployed to troops overseas under a U.S. Air Force contract. Troops will use the HPM system to destroy hostile drones. Continue reading
On September 14, Yemen’s Houthi militants claimed responsibility for an attack on crucial Saudi Arabian oil facilities in Buqayq and Khurais, which was carried out using a number of suicide drones (allegedly 18) and 7 cruise missiles. The exact area(s) from which the strikes were delivered still remains unknown (Interfax, September 18). And some strong evidence actually points more directly to Iran Continue reading
As a bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers seeks to ban Chinese drone purchases by federal agencies, new research from DRONERESPONDERS – the world’s leading non-profit organization supporting public safety UAS – examines the perspectives of America’s first responders operating foreign-made, small unmanned aircraft systems (sUAS). Continue reading
An unmanned helicopter developed by Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI), the sole aircraft maker in South Korea, made a successful maiden flight in a project aimed at acquiring technologies related to advanced unmanned aerial vehicles. Continue reading
The FAA has delayed release of its notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) governing remote identification of certain unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), an important step toward broader deployment of UAS in the National Airspace System. The highly anticipated NPRM is now due for publication in late December. Continue reading